Three members have volunteered to become union reps to help make AXA a better place to work and assist their colleagues with any workplace issues:

Brian Collins (Birmingham)

Julia Lawrenson (Bolton)

Alan McGill (Ipswich)

Thanks to all for volunteering.

Sadly Fatima Oomer and Husna Patel have stood down as reps in Bolton and we’d like to thank both of them for the help and assistance they have provided both Unite in AXA and the union members in Bolton over recent years as workplace reps.

Two members have volunteered to become union reps to help make AXA a better place to work and assist their colleagues with any workplace issues:

Pearl Gibson (Derry)
Debbie Gray (Glasgow)

Thanks to both for volunteering.

AXA is looking to make changes to the way it consults with Unite in AXA to allow for more localised input into the process. Whilst for the majority of sites this is fine, those sites without reps could potentially find themselves at a disadvantage and both AXA and Unite are encouraging members in sites currently without a union to rep to step forward and make sure the views of members at these sites are heard.

Unite in AXA has recognised the hard work and efforts of its local workplace reps in its annual award ceremony in Eastbourne. This year’s awards, presented by Unite National Finance Officer Dave Fleming, were as follows:

Rep of the Year: Saph Peets (Bristol)

Site of the Year: Ipswich

Extraordinary Award: Annie Brownlee (Morecambe)

Thanks to all our reps for the unrewarded hard work they have put in over the last year that is often overlooked in the workplace.

Unite in AXA reps from across the UK are meeting in Eastbourne this week to discuss issues affecting members in AXA and undergo training on a variety of topics from social media to dignity at work. Two sessions have also been organised by AXA HR for the reps to provide feedback on the recent changes to performance management in AXA as well as the new culture programme being rolled out by the company.